how to create custom hit counter in FrontPage 2003

[D]

I am trying to make a very simple hit counter in Frontpage 2003. I created a
GIF of the numbers (evenly spaced) from 0-9 in PhotoShop. When I add it to a
web page it shows up as just a black box, no numbers. I tried saving the GIF
in a few different ways, with a white matt, with a white background, with a
transparent background.

Thank you for your help!
-D

 

[Viken Karaguesian]

Steve Easton, a Frontpage MVP, recently responded to a similar post of mine.
He's got a cool litle utility that will make a custom hit counter image for
you. you can find it here:

http://www.95isalive.com/fixes/HitMeFP.htm

It's a pretty nice tool.

Viken K.
http://home.comcast.net/~vikenk

 

[Steve Easton]

Thanks for the compliment.
I checked your new "image."

Looks good.

;-)
--
Steve Easton
Microsoft MVP FrontPage
95isalive
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[D]

Thank you (and Steve) the tool works great! I am still wondering (I'm sorry,
that's just the way I am) why the GIF I made didn't work. It seems like it
is just a simple image. Maybe it has to be certain dimensions? Any thoughts?
Thanks again.
-D

 

[Andrew Murray]

You make one GIF file with the digits 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 right? The digits
must be evenly spaced (as you've done), and the same size.

So you could put a box/border around each digit, which would then enable
them to be the same size e.g. 15px x 15px or whatever.

 

[D]

You make one GIF file with the digits 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 right? The digits
must be evenly spaced (as you've done), and the same size.

So you could put a box/border around each digit, which would then enable
them to be the same size e.g. 15px x 15px or whatever.

 

[D]

Thanks for your reply. I made a GIF in Photoshop using Courier font and the
grid option so that I could make sure the numbers were evenly spaced. I
don't know if the numbers not being evenly spaced would make it show up as
just a black square. I think it would just make the counter not work really
well....but I'm not an expert. I don't know.....and that really bothers me

Thank you!
-D

 

[Steve Easton]

The width of the image must be evenly divisible by 10.
Height doesn't matter.

Also, transparent images will not work. fpcount.exe is not designed to
handle transparency.

--
Steve Easton
Microsoft MVP FrontPage
95isalive
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........................with a computer

 

[Steve Easton]

Actually it's 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9


--
Steve Easton
Microsoft MVP FrontPage
95isalive
This site is best viewed............
........................with a computer

 

[D]

Transparency, that was it! Thank you!

The width of the image must be evenly divisible by 10.
Height doesn't matter.

Also, transparent images will not work. fpcount.exe is not designed to
handle transparency.

--
Steve Easton
Microsoft MVP FrontPage
95isalive
This site is best viewed............
........................with a computer

 

[Daluch]

Can someone help me on why my page only shows an empty box with a red X when
I add counter?

 

[D]

Did you make sure that you moved the picture file of the couter to your
website files?

 

[Daluch]

Yes, I moved it to my website files. What is the process: Insert, Web
Component, then what?